{"id":37400,"date":"2014-02-13T20:18:27","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T01:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=37400"},"modified":"2014-02-13T20:18:27","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T01:18:27","slug":"eradikator-dystopia-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/eradikator-dystopia-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Eradikator | Dystopia<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"EradikatorThe second wave of Divebomb Records\u2019 new Bootcamp series is here, and unlike the first wave, which focused on bands from decades past, this wave puts the spotlight on new bands whose demo releases didn\u2019t get the attention they deserved. The second band in the series is UK-based thrash metal band Eradikator. The Divebomb label\u2019s love of UK thrash is well documented (see reissues of Deathwish, DAM, Slammer and Toranaga), so they are the perfect label to give Eradikator\u2019s previously self-released 2012 debut Dystopia<\/em> another shot at reaching thrash fans.<\/p>\n

Dystopia<\/em> is a very heavy, very aggressive old school thrash metal album. Comparisons to fellow UK thrashers like Onslaught and Deathwish are obvious, but there\u2019s a lot in Eradikator\u2019s sound that is reminiscent of Bay Area bands like Testament, Death Angel and to some extent early Metallica. Punishing guitar riffs and a gruff vocal delivery dominate the album, which aside from a couple of instrumental intro-type tracks is pretty much non-stop headbanging from start to finish. There\u2019s a great energy throughout the album, and a classic thrash appeal that doesn\u2019t sound gimmicky (which is hard for a lot of new thrash bands to pull off). Standout tracks include \u201cWorld of Compulsion,\u201d \u201cHell\u2019s Sentinels\u201d and the epic \u201cJudgment Before the Throne\u201d (which has a total Ride the Lightning vibe).<\/p>\n

Divebomb\u2019s Bootcamp reissue of Dystopia<\/em> includes includes new booklet and a very memorable, very rowdy cover of Thin Lizzy\u2019s \u201cCold Sweat\u201d as a bonus track. Like all Bootcamp releases it is limited to 500 units.<\/p>\n

This one was well worth the second look. Dystopia is a very strong thrash metal album that fans of Testament, Metallica, Xentrix, Onslaught and the like should very much enjoy. If classic thrash metal \u2013 from either side of the pond \u2013 is your thing, Eradikator is a band worth discovering.<\/p>\n

Genre: Thrash Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nPat Cox (b) (v)
\nJon MacNevin (d)
\nAndy MacNevin (g)
\nLiam Priest (g)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tDystopia
\n2.\tSkeletal Steel
\n3.\tHell\u2019s Sentinels
\n4.\tDark Legions
\n5.\tAcross the Sea of Black
\n6.\tOverthrow
\n7.\tThe Compound
\n8.\tWorld of Compulsion
\n9.\tJudgment Before the Throne
\n10.\tOdysseus
\n11.\tUtopia
\n12.\tCold Sweat<\/p>\n

Label: Divebomb Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.facebook.com\/eradikatoruk<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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